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May C, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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German army and became a corporal of 

 heavy artillery. He served through the 

 Crimean war and was also in the army 

 that marched through Paris. Later he 

 was discharged as totally disabled, but 

 recovered. 



December, 1857, Mr. Frost landed in 

 New York city, having made the journey 

 on a sailing ship in seven weeks and three 

 days. He started out on a New Jersey- 

 road toward a German settlement, on 

 foot, and with 25 cents in his pocket. He 

 eventually became superintendent of the 

 farm and country home of Thomas B. 

 Stilman, at Plainfield, N. J. It was then 

 that he learned to be a florist. There he 

 met Fannie Elizabeth Maxson, of Scott, 

 N. Y., a cousin of bis employer. They 

 were married December 5, 1864. The 

 next spring he took the position of gar- 

 dener at the Schermerhorn place in 

 Homer. It was there that Adolph Frost, 

 Jr., his only son, was born. Later he 

 located at Cortland and became the 

 superintendent of the Rural cemetery and 

 had a greenhouse near where the receiv- 

 ing vault now stands. Later he located 

 on the south side of Tompkins street and 

 built up the present business, which for 

 the last few years has been conducted by 

 his son. 



Mr. Frost suffered a great deal from 

 asthma last summer, but got better in 

 the fall. Then in October he was stricken 

 with typhoid fever. His son and daugh- 

 ter also had the fever at the same time. 

 The son recovered fully, but father and 

 daughter remained feeble all winter. A 

 short time ago he was , taken with 

 Bright 's disease and heart trouble, and 

 he died very suddenly, of heart trouble. 



The funeral was held May 2, from the 

 family residence, and was largely at- 

 tended, for Mr. Frost was not only one 

 of the -oldest but most highly respected 

 business men of the town. 



Jacob Schneider. 



Jacob Schneider, a grower of carna- 

 tions for the Chicago market, died May 

 5, after a brief illness with pneumonia. 

 He was a young man in robust health a 

 few days ago. His establishment, con- 

 taining about 30,000 feet of glass, is 

 located on Ridge avenue in Rogers Park, 

 and is devoted entirely to carnations, the 

 product being sold by E. H. Hunt. The 

 place was entirely rebuilt last year. Mr, 

 Schneider leaves a wife and two children. 



A. C. Schroeter. 



A. C. Schroeter, of Bayonne, N. J., 

 of the firm of Schroeter & Son, died 

 Sunday, May 2, from a paralytic stroke, 

 at the age of 70 years. He was one of 

 the old-time florists and grew for the 

 New York market during the last thirty 

 years. He was highly respected. 



John M. Handle. 



John M. Handte, of Lisbon, O., died 

 recently, at the age of 72 years. Before 

 entering the florists' business he had 

 been engaged in mercantile pursuits. He 

 was prominent in Masonic circles through- 

 out eastern Ohio. 



Herman Dreyer. 



Again we are called upon to chronicle 

 the sudden death of one of the best 

 known plant growers of Long Island. 

 Herman Dreyer was able to visit his 

 greenhouses and attend to business up 

 to noon Wednesday, April 28, and within 

 two hours pneumonia had claimed its vic- 

 tim, even before medical aid, quickly 

 summoned, could reach him. He took a 

 severe cold at the obsequies of John 



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Scott, less than a week before, but 

 serious illness was not anticipated, and 

 Mr. Dreyer evidently did not realize his 

 condition and thought no special care was 

 needed. His sudden taking away waa a 

 great shock to his family and his host of 

 friends. Seldom has a larger demonstra- 

 tion of sympathy been seen by the 

 florists' trade, as many being at the 

 funeral services Saturday, May 1, as were 

 at Mr. Scott 's obsequies a week before, 

 and the floral offerings were equally nu- 

 merous and beautiful. A beautiful broken 

 column of valley and roses from the 

 New Y'ork and New Jersey Plant Grow- 

 ers' Association, made by David Clarke's 

 Sons, and the handsome design by Myer, 

 of sago leaves, valley and violets, from 

 the New York Florists' Club, were espe- 

 cially beautiful. Of both of these soci- 

 eties he was an honored member. He 

 was buried with Masonic honors, and a 

 great concourse accompanied his remains 

 to the cemetery from the residence on 

 Jackson avenue. Corona, L. I. 



Mr. Dreyer leaves a wife, daughter 

 and two sons. His mother survives him, 

 and several brothers and sisters. He was 

 born in New York city, September 21, 

 1859, and early adopted the profession of 

 a market gardener, after some years' ex- 

 perience with his father. He commenced 

 his present business in 1889, and had 



only last year completed his handsome 

 new residence and the splendid range of 

 houses on his new property at Corona. 

 No more perfect stock was seen any- 

 where than Mr. Dreyer distributed last 

 Easter. Weeks before delivery every 

 plant was sold. The sympathy of all is 

 extended his bereaved wife and children. 

 He was good-hearted, generous, kind, de- 

 voted to his family and everybody's 

 friend. Mr. Dreyer is the third prom- 

 inent member of the New York Florists' 

 Club who has passed away in the last 

 few weeks. Messrs. Hallock, Scott and 

 Dreyer were men of great value to horti- 

 culture, and each has left an impress upon 

 the history of floriculture in the east that 

 will never be forgotten. Death loves a 

 shining mark, it is said, and the club 

 and the Growers' Asociation have been 

 sadly bereft since the year began. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



Mount Clemens, Mich. — A. Von Boe- 

 selager is building an addition to hia 

 greenhouses. 



Basking Ridge, N. J.— Charles Rob- 

 erts is having a large greenhouse built on 

 his property at Madisonville. 



RiDGWAY, Pa.— H. W. Girton, of the 

 Mountain Park Greenhouses, will build 

 another greenhouse this spring. 



